For the latter group, C. diff testing could not be ordered for patients who had been given laxatives within 48 hours, who had been treated for C. diff 14 to 24 days prior, or who had tested ...

Their findings, published March 25 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, increase understanding of the molecular drivers of C. diff infection and point to novel therapeutic strategies. C.

To distinguish colonization from active infection, CDI testing algorithms should include ... their second or further recurrence of CDI. "Understanding around the pathophysiology of the infection ...

To diagnose a C. diff infection, a doctor typically starts by asking some questions about your symptoms and medical history. Next, they may order stool testing which involves obtaining a stool sample.

They speculated that some CA-CDI cases testing positive for a viral pathogen ... "This report provides evidence that C. diff infection shows co-infection with common viral infections at a rate ...

The ongoing trial is testing the therapy – RBX2660 – as a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection or C. diff, a bacterium that causes diarrhoea and inflammation in the colon and is a ...

A study found that prior laxative use is common among hospitalized adults undergoing C. diff testing. 6. Patients hospitalized with C. diff infection experience high rates of 30-day readmission ...

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections ... However, given the lack of testing, this likely isn't the whole story." To find out whether the bacteria ...

For the study, researchers at the Fargo (N.D.) VA Healthcare System allowed hospital nurses to independently order stool samples for patients displaying C. diff symptoms without requiring a ...